CURRENT MISSION

write thesis

ABOUT ME

I'm about to finish my Masters in Ottoman History. I live and study in Bamberg a beautiful medieval place in the south of Germany.

I'm passionate about 19th century travel literature, Turkish/Ottoman language and especially Ottoman history.

I just came back to Germany after a semester at Sorbonne University and ever since I can't decide whether Istanbul or Paris is the most amazing city ever.

PHILOSOPHY

Being mindful.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just discovered ...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

not really, just getting started, looking forward to great experiences and meeting interesting people

Interests

I did mention Turkey, didn't I? I'm definitly passionate about the subject of my studies. I'm curious and I love doing research.

I'm also interested in questions of identity and ethnicity, in current politics (not only Middle East-related). I enjoy learning languages, finding out about other cultures and ways of life and thinking. I love to travel. I could not live without books. I like Yoga and running.

• books
• literature
• yoga
• running
• politics
• traveling
• teaching
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Films/Crossing the Bridge, Im Juli and most other films from Fatih Akin, documentaries

Music/singer-songwriter, female voices, Anna Ternheim, Feist, Ingrid Michaelson, Maria Mena, Turkish alternative

Books/latest discovery: Birds without wings (de Berniers)

Teach, Learn, Share

Languagewise, I could be both a teacher (German, maybe Turkish, Uzbek, French or English) and a student (I really want to improve my Turkish)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Greece, India, Italy, Poland, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States